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<blockquote data-quote="skinnydwarf" data-source="post: 2717790" data-attributes="member: 7024">As I was reading the first post I was thinking &quot;man, that guy sure is a jerk.&quot;&nbsp; But I thought about it more, and I'm not as convinced.&nbsp; That being said, I think his saying &quot;you must work around my schedule, and if it changes, you must work around my schedule&quot; is a little ridiculous.To play Devil's Advocate, I don't think the above post accurately represents the situation.&nbsp; The numbers are good.&nbsp; But you have to consider some other factors: Most people work during the day on weekdays, and therefore are not using the apartment then.&nbsp; The roommate is probably not concerned about lost time so much as lost *weekend* time.&nbsp; There are 8 weekend days a month.&nbsp; A lot of people get up around 10-12 on weekends, and go to sleep 10-11.&nbsp; Assuming 2 gamedays a month, the game is taking up about 2/8 (1/4) of his time he would be expected to be able to use the living room on the weekend.Moreover, a lot of cool tv shows/sporting events are on during prime time during the weekend.&nbsp; The roommate probably feels he is missing out on these.&nbsp; That being said, I think he is being a little silly refusing to allow you to change the cable to his room.&nbsp; Oryan77, have you asked him why he is so adamant about not doing that?&nbsp; If you can work around that, you might be able to resolve your problem a little more easily.&nbsp; On the other hand, if his problem is &quot;darn't, it's my apartment and I have a right to use that room, I'm taking a stand,&quot; you might be in for more trouble.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skinnydwarf, post: 2717790, member: 7024"] As I was reading the first post I was thinking "man, that guy sure is a jerk." But I thought about it more, and I'm not as convinced. That being said, I think his saying "you must work around my schedule, and if it changes, you must work around my schedule" is a little ridiculous. To play Devil's Advocate, I don't think the above post accurately represents the situation. The numbers are good. But you have to consider some other factors: Most people work during the day on weekdays, and therefore are not using the apartment then. The roommate is probably not concerned about lost time so much as lost *weekend* time. There are 8 weekend days a month. A lot of people get up around 10-12 on weekends, and go to sleep 10-11. Assuming 2 gamedays a month, the game is taking up about 2/8 (1/4) of his time he would be expected to be able to use the living room on the weekend. Moreover, a lot of cool tv shows/sporting events are on during prime time during the weekend. The roommate probably feels he is missing out on these. That being said, I think he is being a little silly refusing to allow you to change the cable to his room. Oryan77, have you asked him why he is so adamant about not doing that? If you can work around that, you might be able to resolve your problem a little more easily. On the other hand, if his problem is "darn't, it's my apartment and I have a right to use that room, I'm taking a stand," you might be in for more trouble. [/QUOTE]

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